hotfix: made adding jobs and scaling workers non-blocking #1480
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Sequence DiagramsequenceDiagram
participant JQ as JobQueue
participant DB as Database
participant NS as NetworkService
participant Logger as Logger
JQ->>DB: Initialize database connection
JQ->>NS: Prepare network service
JQ->>JQ: Create Job Queue
JQ->>Logger: Log job queue creation
alt Job Addition Successful
JQ->>JQ: Add Job
else Job Addition Failed
JQ->>Logger: Log error details
end
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1. Overview
1.1 PR Summary
- Business value and requirements alignment: This PR aims to improve system performance and concurrency by making job addition and worker scaling non-blocking. It aligns with Checkmate's goal of providing a robust, efficient monitoring tool.
- Key components modified: The
jobQueue.jsfile, which is a critical component of Checkmate's server, handling job processing and worker management. - Impact assessment: The changes introduce asynchrony, potentially impacting system performance, concurrency, and error handling. They may also introduce new risks, such as race conditions and silent failures.
- System dependencies and integration impacts: The PR interacts with the database service (
db), network service (networkService), and core job processing and worker management components (QueueandWorker).
1.2 Architecture Changes
- System design modifications: The PR introduces asynchrony to job addition and worker scaling, enabling better concurrency and potentially improving system throughput.
- Component interactions: The PR interacts with the database service, network service, and core job processing and worker management components. It also introduces error handling for asynchronous operations.
- Integration points: The PR integrates with the existing job processing and worker management system, with potential impacts on system performance, concurrency, and error handling.
2. Detailed Technical Analysis
2.1 Code Logic Deep-Dive
Core Logic Changes
- Server/service/jobQueue.js -
createJobQueue- Submitted PR Code (Before):
for (const monitor of monitors) { if (monitor.isActive) { await queue.addJob(monitor.id, monitor); } } const workerStats = await queue.getWorkerStats(); await queue.scaleWorkers(workerStats);
- Analysis:
- The original code blocks the thread while adding jobs and scaling workers, which can lead to performance issues and reduced concurrency.
- The PR converts these blocking calls to non-blocking, allowing the
createJobQueuefunction to continue executing while jobs are added and workers are scaled.
- LlamaPReview Suggested Improvements (After):
for (const monitor of monitors) { if (monitor.isActive) { queue.addJob(monitor.id, monitor).catch((error) => { this.logger.error({ message: error.message, service: SERVICE_NAME, method: "createJobQueue", stack: error.stack, }); }); } } queue .getWorkerStats() .then((workerStats) => { return queue.scaleWorkers(workerStats).catch((error) => { this.logger.error({ message: error.message, service: SERVICE_NAME, method: "createJobQueue", stack: error.stack, }); }); }) .catch((error) => { this.logger.error({ message: error.message, service: SERVICE_NAME, method: "createJobQueue", stack: error.stack, }); });
- Improvement rationale:
- By making job addition and worker scaling non-blocking, we improve system performance and concurrency.
- The added error handling ensures that any errors from
addJob,getWorkerStats, orscaleWorkersare logged, preventing silent failures.
- Submitted PR Code (Before):
Core Logic Changes (Follow-up)
- Server/service/jobQueue.js -
createJobQueue- Analysis:
- While the previous improvement addressed the issue with error handling for
scaleWorkers, it does not account for the case wheregetWorkerStatsitself fails. - The initial review did not consider this edge case.
- While the previous improvement addressed the issue with error handling for
- LlamaPReview Suggested Improvements:
queue .getWorkerStats() .then((workerStats) => { return queue.scaleWorkers(workerStats).catch((error) => { this.logger.error({ message: error.message, service: SERVICE_NAME, method: "createJobQueue", stack: error.stack, }); }); }) .catch((error) => { this.logger.error({ message: error.message, service: SERVICE_NAME, method: "createJobQueue", stack: error.stack, }); });
- Improvement rationale:
- By adding a
.catchblock to the returned promise fromscaleWorkers, we ensure that any errors fromgetWorkerStatsorscaleWorkersare logged, providing comprehensive error handling. - This change maintains the non-blocking nature of the operations while improving error handling for all potential failures.
- By adding a
- Analysis:
3. Critical Findings
Potential Issues
- 🔴 Critical Issues
- Race conditions: The asynchrony introduced might lead to race conditions, which could cause data inconsistencies or unexpected behavior. This requires careful testing and validation.
- Error handling: While the PR introduces error handling, it's crucial to ensure that errors are handled correctly and do not lead to silent failures or data loss.
- 🟡 Warnings
- Concurrency control: The increased concurrency might stress the system, potentially leading to stability issues if not properly managed.
- Database load: The asynchronous nature of job addition might increase the load on the database, which could impact system performance.
Code Quality Concerns
- Maintainability aspects: The PR improves maintainability by introducing non-blocking calls and better error handling.
- Readability issues: The PR maintains good readability, with clear and concise code changes.
- Performance bottlenecks: The PR addresses potential performance bottlenecks by introducing asynchrony.
4. Security Assessment
- Authentication/Authorization impacts: None immediately apparent.
- Data handling concerns: None immediately apparent.
- Input validation: Not applicable in this context.
- Security best practices: The PR adheres to security best practices by logging errors and preventing silent failures.
- Potential security risks: None immediately apparent, but it's essential to ensure that error logs do not expose sensitive information.
- Mitigation strategies: The PR introduces error handling to mitigate the risk of silent failures.
- Security testing requirements: Conduct security testing to ensure that error logs do not expose sensitive information.
5. Testing Strategy
Test Coverage
- Unit test analysis: Update unit tests to cover the new asynchronous behavior and error handling.
- Integration test requirements: Update integration tests to validate system behavior under various loads and edge cases.
Test Recommendations
Suggested Test Cases
// Sample test case for unit tests
it('should handle errors from addJob, getWorkerStats, and scaleWorkers', async () => {
const queue = new Queue();
const logger = {
error: jest.fn(),
};
const mockAddJob = jest.fn().mockRejectedValue(new Error('Mock error'));
const mockGetWorkerStats = jest.fn().mockRejectedValue(new Error('Mock error'));
const mockScaleWorkers = jest.fn().mockRejectedValue(new Error('Mock error'));
queue.addJob = mockAddJob;
queue.getWorkerStats = mockGetWorkerStats;
queue.scaleWorkers = mockScaleWorkers;
await createJobQueue(queue, logger);
expect(mockAddJob).toHaveBeenCalled();
expect(mockGetWorkerStats).toHaveBeenCalled();
expect(mockScaleWorkers).toHaveBeenCalled();
expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
});- Coverage improvements: Ensure that unit tests cover the new asynchronous behavior and error handling.
- Performance testing needs: Conduct load testing to ensure the system can handle the increased concurrency and database load.
6. Documentation & Maintenance
- Documentation updates needed: Update documentation to reflect the changes in job addition and worker scaling behavior.
- Long-term maintenance considerations: Monitor the system for any performance issues or race conditions that may arise from the increased concurrency.
- Technical debt and monitoring requirements: Keep an eye on the system's performance and concurrency to ensure it can handle the increased load.
7. Deployment & Operations
- Deployment impact and strategy: The changes should be deployed in a controlled manner, with careful monitoring of system performance and concurrency.
- Key operational considerations: Monitor the system for any performance issues or race conditions that may arise from the increased concurrency.
8. Summary & Recommendations
8.1 Key Action Items
- Thoroughly test the system for race conditions and ensure proper error handling.
- Conduct load testing to ensure the system can handle the increased concurrency and database load.
- Update documentation to reflect the changes in job addition and worker scaling behavior.
8.2 Future Considerations
- Technical evolution path: Continue to improve system performance and concurrency by leveraging asynchronous operations where appropriate.
- Business capability evolution: Ensure that Checkmate can handle increased loads and maintain performance as its user base grows.
- System integration impacts: Monitor the system's interactions with other components to ensure they can handle the increased concurrency and database load.
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This PR converts some blocking calls into non-blocking calls.
Adding jobs to the Queue and scaling workers was causing the thread to be blocked, those processes can be handled asynchronously.